Departmental Alumni Listing

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Dr. Abdalla Abedlmonem
Department of Plant Protection
Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Lana Adams
Human Resource Director
PA Department of Agriculture

Dr. Peter Adler
Department of Entomology
Clemson University, South Carolina

Elham Al-Azawi
Department of Plant Protection
University of Basrah, Iraq

Dr. Adnan Y. AL-Rubae
Visiting Professor
Faculty of Agriculture
The Jordan University of Science and Technology

Scott Anderson
Valent USA Corporation

Wilma Aponte
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Entomology
Penn State

Dr. Masood Arjmand
Scientist and owner of Desert Rug Co.
State College, PA 

Dr. Mark Ascerno
Department of Entomology
University of Minnesota

Paul Baker
Pesticide Coordinator
University of Arizona

Dr. Norman Barr
Postdoctoral Scholar
North Carolina State University

Dr. Douglas Baugher
EXP, Inc.

William Beck
Dominion Biosciences
Virginia Tech Corporation Center

Dr. Elizabeth Beers
Professor of Entomology
Tree Fruit Research Center
Washington State University

Ben Belda
Sr. Research Technologist
Dept. of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Penn State

Dr. David Bell
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
St. Vincent's College

Dr. Thomas Bennett, Chair
Department of Biology
Bellarmine College

Dr. Charlie Bi
Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics
School of Medicine
University of Missouri

Dr. David Biddinger
Sr. Project Associate
Department of Entomology
Penn State

Dr. Paul Blom
Postdoc
USDA/ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit
Prosser, WA

Lisa Bortolotta-Danko
Erie County Field Research Lab

Glenn Bower
Science teacher

Dr. James Brady
CIBA-Geigy
Novartis Crop Protection

Dr. Michelle Briggs
Associate Professor of Biology
Lycoming College

Dr. Elizabeth Brown
Global Regulatory Affairs Manager
Rhone-Poulenc

Dr. Mark Brown
Research Entomologist
Appalachian Fruit Research Station
Maryland

Dr. Jonathan Bryant
Technical Representative
Sandoz Crop Protection

Dr. Robert Buly
Surgeon
New York

Dr. Gregory Burg
Department of Entomology
University of Kentucky

Marion Burgwin
Pharmaceutical Research Institute
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Dr. Robert Byers, Retired
Research Scientist, U.S. Regional Pasture Lab
Secretary-Treasurer of Friends of The Frost (Penn State Entomological Museum)

Dr. Loren Byrne
Visiting Assistant Professor at College of Wooster
Postdoctoral Scholar at Ohio Ag Resource and Development Center
Ohio State Univ.

Dr. Ed Carlini
Research Fellow
Merck and Co.
Department of Drug Metabolism

Dr. Hong Chen
Postdoctoral Research Associate
College of Health Sciences
University of California - Irvine

Dr. Jyh-Chink Chou
Postdoctoral Fellow
Plant Pathology & Microbiology
Texas A&M University

Dr. T. Ming Chu
Professor & Department Chair
Diagnostic & Immunological Research
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Dr. Donald Cipollini, Jr.
Associate Professor - Plant Physiology/Chemical Ecology
Associate Director Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program
Department of Biological Sciences
Wright State University

J. Andrew Cloud, MBA
MS Penn State
Banker/Investment Specialist
PNC Bank
New Jersey

Charles Cowher
Landscape Contractor
Cowhers Exterior Design

Dr. David Cox
Novartis

Dr. Jennifer Dean
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Penn State
Departmentof Entomology

Dr. Gloria Degrandi-Hoffman
USDA-ARS
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

Dr. Casey Delphia
Montant

Dr. David Denlinger
(Elected to National Academy of Sciences in April 2004)
Professor & Chair
Department of Entomology
Ohio State University

Dr. Romeo L. Dizon
Regional Sales Director, Asia
Velsicol Chemical Corporation

Dr. Oscar Dominguez-Gil
Professor
Universidad del Zulia
Venezuela

Christopher Donaghy
President
Residex, LLC
New Jersey

Dr. James Dripps
Scientist
DOW Agrosciences

Dr. R. Dumbre
Assistant Professor
Entomology Department
Dapoli, Maharashtra State
India

Dr. Daniel Dunmore
Pathologist
Keystone Veterinary Pathology

Jay Ellenberger
Deputy Director - Special
Review & Reregistration
US - EPA
Pesticide Programs

Christa Ellers-Kirk
Research Specialist, Sr.
University of Arizona
Department of Entomology

Dr. Katie Ellis
Ag Innovations for Specialty Crops Extension Educator
Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension - Adams County

Dr. Nicolas Ellis
Researcher
Gettysburg, PA

Dr. Erwin Elsner
Extension Ag Agent
Michigan State University

Dr. Daniel Emmen
Department of Zoology
University of Panama

William Ettinger
Aquatic Biologist
Normandeau Associates, Inc.

Bassey Eyo
Biology Department
Claflin College

Dr. Michael Fall
Chief, Mammal Research
USDA/APHIS.WS/NWRC

Jamie Fenimore
Research Technician
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Dr. Matthew Ferrari
Research Associate
Penn State
Biology Department

Dr. Francisco Ferrer
Urbanizacion del Este
Venezuela

Jennifer Finley
Research Technician
B. Weaver Apiaries

Dr. Paul Flinn
Research Biologist
USDA - ARS
Manhattan, Kansas

Ted Floyd
Director of Research
Great Basin Bird Observatory

Maryann Frazier
Senior Research Associate
Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Robert Fusco
Eastern Regional Manager
Abbott Labs

Dr. Harry Gahagan
Farming in Pennsylvania

Noemi Gerstl Charnow , M.D.
Resident at NY Children's Hospital

John Gecan
Assistant Branch Chief
USFDA-Div. of Microbiology

Dr. Scott Geib
Postdoctoral Fellow
Penn State
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

William Gotwald, Jr.
Syracuse University

Lee Gouty
Pest Control Specialist
J.C. Ehrlich Co.

Dr. Rick Grazzini
Adjunct Professor &
Garden Genetics LLC
State College

Mark Gronceski
Wetlands Biologist
Florida

Michael Grove
Sr. Research Technologist
Entomology Department
Penn State University

Miles Guralnick
President, Vespa Labs, Inc.
President, Biopol Laboratory, Inc.

Thomas Gurecki
Restek Corporation

Howard Guscar
Research Biologist
FMC Corporation

Dr. Tanos Hage
Post Doc
University of Kentucky

Dr. Brian E. Hagenbuch
Director of the Pine Lake Institute for
   Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Hartwick College

Christopher Halliday
PCO Entomologist
Walt Disney World

Dr. Ho-Yeon Han
Assistant Professor
Yonsei University, Korea

Chris Harding
Entomologist
Department of Navy

Dr. Thomas Henry
Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS
Systematic Entomology Lab

Dr. Charles Holberg
Deputy Director
Office of Drug Evaluation, FDA

Dr. Ben Hollister
Post Doc
USDA/ARS, Maryland

Rickalon Hoopes
Supervisor, Warm Water Fishery
PA Fish & Boat Commission

Robert Horsburgh
Retired  from Virginia Tech

Dr. Lawrence J. Hribar
Senior Entomologist
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District

Dr. Mark Hutton
Vegetable Specialist
University of Maine
Cooperative Extension

Yusof Ibraham
University of Agriculture
Malaysia

Dr. Randa Jabbour
Postdoctoral Scholar
Washington State University

Steve Jacobs
Sr. Extension Associate
Penn State University

Dr. Richard K. Jansson
Senior Director, Compound Development Team Leader
Ortho Biotech Oncology R&D
A Unit of Centocor R&D, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson

Gary Jones
PA Dept. of Environmental Resources

Dr. Stan Jones
Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS, Texas

James Jumper
Accountant
Property Management Inc.

Dr. William Kanour, Jr.
Sr. Entomologist
State of Hawaii Department of Health,
Vector Control Branch

Dr. Theodore Kantner
Professor
Milton Hershey Medical Center

Abid Kazi (Spring 05)

Dr. Steven Keating
Instructor
Dept of Biology
Penn State University

Augustus Kesselly
Research Assistant II
Microbiology and Mol. Genetics
Harvard Medical School

Dr. Richard Kielbasa
Ontellaunee Farms Inc.

Curtis Kiger
Lab Technician
EI DuPont

Dr. Jae Hak Kim
Analytical Biochemist
Monsanto

John E. Kinsella
Professor & Dean, College of Ag & Environmental Sciences
U.C. Davis

Dr. Karl Kleiner
Assistant Professor of Biology
York College of PA

Bailey Klinestiver
Science Teacher

Barry Knisley
Randolph-Macon College

Cheryl Krasowski
Assistant Professor of Biology
West Chester University

Amy Lake
Student in College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell

Robert Lange
President
Sugartown Farming Co., Inc.

Adrian Leary
Ecologist & Wetland Scientist
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services

Dr. Seong-Gyu Lee
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of Utah - Biology Dept.

Dr. Jonathan Lelito
Facility Manager - USDA APHIS PPQ
Emerald Ash Borer Biological Control Laboratory

Dr. Lisa A. Lemke
Assoc. Professor of Anatomy & Physiology/Biology
Owner of SilverLining Books
Essex County College
New Jersey

Dr. Tracy Leskey
USDA - ARS
Appalachian Fruit Research Station
West Virginia

Dr. Tim Leslie
Weed Ecology Lab
Penn State University

Doug Lewis
Teaching Faculty
Air Force Academy

Dr. Chao Yang Li
Postdoctoral Scholar
Case Western School of Medicine
Genetics Department

Dr. Jinfang Li
Postdoctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins University-School Public Health
Molecular & Microbiological Immunology,
Malaria Research Institution

Dr. Xinyi Li
Research Associate
Case Western Reserve University

Feng Liu
Research Assistant
Dept. of Neuroscience
Baylor University

Dr. John Losey
Assistant Professor
Cornell University

Dr. Naomi Lovallo
Technical Writer
Restek Inc.

Dr. Lane Loya
Assistant Professor of Biology
St. Francis University of Pennsylvania

Dr. James Luke
Fruit Specialist
New York

Thomas Lupp
MD Dept. of Agriculture

Dr. Timothy Mack
Asst Dean for Info Technology,
College of Ag and Life Sciences
Professor & Head
Virginia Tech

Priscilla MacLean
Product Development Manager
Hercon Environmental

Daniel Malone
Stomp-EM Pest Control

Carolyn Marks
Director of Biological Imaging
University of Richmond
Biology Department

Carlye Mascorro
High School Science Teacher
Baltimore School District

Nate McCartney
Research Technician
Penn State University
Entomology Department

Dr. Jim McNeil
Postdoctoral Scholar
Penn State
Entomology Department

Dr. R.L. Meagher, Jr.
Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS CMA VE

Bruce Mertz
Education Program Specialist
CSREES

Carol Jean Metzgar
Chemist
Merck Research Labs

Dr. David Midgarden
Entomologist
USDA-APHIS-International Services
Sao Paolo, Brazil

Dr. James Miller
Dean, Dept. of Entomology
Michigan State University

John Miller
Sales Representative/Territory Manager
ELF Atochem NA

Karl Miller
Professor
University of Georgia

Dr. G. Mogal
Assoc. Professor Entomology
Maharashtra State Univ., India

Jose Morales
Professor Agregado
Venezuela

Dr. Patrick Moran
Research Scientist
USDA-ARS - Texas

Tim Morton
Instructor
Lake Forest College

Shawn Mullen
Area Rep/Consultant
Western Services

Dr. Clayton Myers
Biologist
Environmental Protection Agency
Insecticide - Registration Div.

Leo Newcomer
Sr. Manager, Analytical Res.
Hershey Foods Corporation

Dr. Alexander Newhart
Boehringer-Mannheim Biochem

Tracy Newton
Science Teacher
Bangor Middle School

Dr. Al Norrbom
USDA - ARS
Systematic Entomology Lab

Dr. Hipolito O'Farrill-Nieves

Mayaguez Campus

Dr. Colin Orians
Associate Professor of Biology
Tufts University

Marc Pacchioli
Field Investigator
Crop Mgmt. Strategies, Inc.

Mandy Pajerski
Harvard Medical School

Yvan Pelletier
Agricultural Canada

Jill Cromp Pestka
Instructor
Dalton State College

Dr. Frederick L. Petitt
Director of Science
Epcot

John Plummer
USDA APHIS

Dr. Ruth Plymale
Postdoctoral Scholar
Cornell University

Dr. Mark Quinn
Assistant Scientist
Washington State University

Eric Quinter
Curatorial Assistant
American Museum of Natural History

Dr. Dora Quiros
Professor of Entomology/Biology
University of Panama

Dean Radebaugh
Supervisor Lawn & Garden Center
Busy Beaver Building Center

Dr. S.G. Radke
Punjabrao Agric. University
India

Daniel Ramsdell
President
Crop Mgmt. Strategies Inc.

Dr. Chris Ranger
Postdoctoral Associate
Rutgers University

Dr. Kamal Rashid
Associate Director &
Research Professor
Center for Integrated BioSystems
Utah State University

Herbert Reed
Entomology Department
University of Maryland

Dr. Brian Rehill
Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department
U.S. Naval Academy

Dr. Julie Reynolds
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Entomology
Ohio State University

Dr. Danny Rinker
Associate Professor, Mushrooms
University of Guelph
Vineland Station, Ontario

Dr. Rita Rio (M.S. PSU)
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of Connecticut

Mark Ritter
Exec. Director
Key Service Systems, Inc.

Dr. Shawn Robertson
Risk Analyst
USDA/APHIS

Jack Root
North & Root Consulting

Dr. Carlos Rosario
Puerto Rico

Dr. Justin Runyon
USFS - Montana

Dr. Donald Rutz
Professor & Chair
Vet Entomology
Cornell University

Dr. Toni Schaeffer
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Albany College of Pharmacy

Dr. Carrie Schwarz
Instructor of Biology
Western Washington University

Dr. Dietmar Schwarz
Assistant Professor of Biology
Western Washington University

Dr. Irmgard Seidl-Adams
Postdoctoral Scholar
Penn State - Entomology Department

James Sency
Registered Nurse - ER
Hazleton General Hospital

Bryan Severyn
Sr. Research Technologist
Penn State University

Dr. Miaoqing Shen
Postdoctoral Scholar
Cornell University

Dr. David Shetlar
Associate Professor
Ohio State University

Shannon Sked
Operations Manager & Owner
AgServe Land Management

Dr. Blair Siegfried
Professor of Insect Toxicology
University of Nebraska

Dr. Themba Simelane
Dept. of Water Affairs & Forestry
Pretoria
Republic of South Africa

Joe Slusark
Aquatic Entomologist
California Fish & Game
Aquatic Bioassessment Lab

Dr. Cecil Smith
University of Georgia

W. Alan Snook II
Central Penn Sales

Steve Spangler
Agronomist
Monsanto

Edwin Spittler, Jr.
Sundahl & Co., Inc.

Dr. Richard Sprenkel
Professor of Entomology
University of Florida

Van Starner
Sr. Research Scientiest/
ManagerBiopesticides - IR4 Project

Annie Steed
Graduate Student
Sweden

Dr. Jessica Stehr
Director, Program Management Office
Merck & Co., Inc.

Dr. Colin Stewart
Assistnat Extension Professor
University of Maine

Grant Stiles
New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture

John Stivers
Department of State
Washington, DC

Shengzhong Su
Ph.D. Program
Penn State IBIOS Molecular Toxicology Program

Seliah Sundaralingam
Quality Control Officer
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute
Fruit Fly Production Facility
Australia

Patricia Swineford
Biology teacher
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, PA

Steven Tessler
US Geological Survey

Dr. Hariram Thakare
Assoc. Professor Entomology
Tanjabro Agr. Univ., India

Cathy Thomas
Sr. Extension Assoc.
PA Department of Agriculture

Dr. Michael Thomas
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Idaho State University

Dr. Mark Ticehurst
Biobase Technologies, Inc.

Dr. Patrick Tobin
Research Ecologist
USDA/FS
NE Research Station

Dr. Remo Vallejo
President
Thaco Corporation

Dr. Anthony Verlangieri
Professor
University of Mississippi

Vaughn Wagner
Principal Toxicologist
Enviroair Consultants Inc.

Dr. Donald Walters
DeKalb Plant Genetics

Michael Waldvogel
North Carolina State University

Fred Walters
Asst. Professor of Biology
Thomas Jefferson University

Anne Walton
Postdoctoral Scholar
Fralin Biotechnology Center
Virginia Tech

Robinne Weiss
Owner/Operator - The Bugmobile
Leeston, New Zealand

Dr. Mark Whalon
Professor
Michigan State University

Timothy White
CMS, Inc.

Michael Williams


Robert (RP) Withington
Research Assistant

Dr. Sarah-Melissa Witiak
Sr. Research Technologist
Penn State University
Plant Pathology

Dr. Sujit Witkonton
University of Florida

Dr. John Wollam
Manager, Regional Development
Bayer Corp.

Dr. Xiaolong Yang
Postdoctoral scholar
Cornell University

William Yost
Merck & Co.

Dr. Sohair Zaky
Assoc. Professor in Economic Ent.
Cairo University, Egypt

Dr. Faruque Zaman
Research Associate
Rutgers University
Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research

Dr. Andrew Zettle
Huddleston, Bolen, Beatty, Porter  
and Copen Attorneys

Joe Zurovchak
Nelson Laboratory